Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in Primera Federación– Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, with a capacity of 10,500 seats.

Having enjoyed its heyday in the 1960s, it even reached the First Division, leading it during November and December 1965.

History

Pontevedra Club de Fútbol was founded in 1941, following the merge of the two top teams in the city at the time: Eiriña CF and Alfonso XIII CF. The first president of the new club was Fernando Ponte Conde.

In the 1959–60 season, in the last few games of the season, Pontevedra defeated Burgos 3–1 in the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón. Pontevedra then beat an unknown team 2-0 and in the final game, and beat León 1–0 in extra time leading them to promotion to the Segunda Division.

Pontevedra was promoted to La Liga in 1963 but relegated a year after, managing to play again in the top flight between 1965 and 1970. During this time the fans coined the motto Hai que roelo, in reference to the difficulties rival teams had when playing a strong side, who achieved a seventh place in 1966, adding an eighth two seasons later; midfielder Ignacio Martín-Esperanza and forwards Neme and Roldán were among the stars of this era, and years following the 1972–73 season saw the team more often than not struggling in lower categories, well into the 2000s.

Pontevedra returned to the Segunda División after 20 years on 27 June 2004, after winning their Segunda División B group and defeating Lorca Deportiva CF on the final day of the playoffs. The team struggled in their one year back in national professional football, finishing dead last but winning 4–1 at home in their final fixture against fellow relegated team UD Salamanca.

On 23 January 2007 Pontevedra was transformed into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva (sporting Joint stock company), as required by Spanish law – this was a general measure introduced in order to revitalise the financial situation of professional football clubs. Yet, some risked disappearance as they could not face the cost involved in this transformation from "private" to "stock company". In the club's case this was made possible after then president, Nino Mirón, had purchased 52 per cent of the stock options; the club then added the letters "S.A.D." to its official name.

In 2010–11, Pontevedra had the stated aim of returning to the second tier, but following an economic crisis that saw them sell Brazilian star Igor de Souza, the team were relegated to the Tercera División for the first time in 27 years; relegation was sealed with a 5–1 home defeat to CD Guadalajara. Four years later, the team bounced back, winning their group before defeating Haro Deportivo 3–1 on aggregate in the play-off final.

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1942–43 3 Serie A 3rd 1943–44 3 3ª 4th Second round 1944–45 3 3ª 6th 1945–46 3 3ª 3rd 1946–47 3 3ª 1st 1947–48 3 3ª 1st Fourth round 1948–49 3 3ª 8th 1949–50 3 3ª 9th 1950–51 3 3ª 9th 1951–52 3 3ª 5th 1952–53 3 3ª 12th 1953–54 3 3ª 12th 1954–55 3 3ª 2nd 1955–56 3 3ª 6th 1956–57 3 3ª 15th 1957–58 4 Serie A 2nd 1958–59 3 3ª 9th 1959–60 3 3ª 1st 1960–61 2 2ª 5th First round 1961–62 2 2ª 9th Round of 32Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1962–63 2 2ª 1st First round 1963–64 1 1ª 15th Round of 16 1964–65 2 2ª 1st Quarter-finals 1965–66 1 1ª 7th Round of 32 1966–67 1 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 1967–68 1 1ª 8th Round of 16 1968–69 1 1ª 12th Round of 16 1969–70 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1970–71 2 2ª 10th Round of 32 1971–72 2 2ª 11th Round of 16 1972–73 2 2ª 18th Fourth round 1973–74 3 3ª 3rd Second round 1974–75 3 3ª 7th Second round 1975–76 3 3ª 1st Second round 1976–77 2 2ª 17th Third round 1977–78 3 2ª B 7th First round 1978–79 3 2ª B 16th First round 1979–80 3 2ª B 13th Third round 1980–81 3 2ª B 18th 1981–82 4 3ª 1st
1942–433Serie A3rd
1943–4433ª4thSecond round
1944–4533ª6th
1945–4633ª3rd
1946–4733ª1st
1947–4833ª1stFourth round
1948–4933ª8th
1949–5033ª9th
1950–5133ª9th
1951–5233ª5th
1952–5333ª12th
1953–5433ª12th
1954–5533ª2nd
1955–5633ª6th
1956–5733ª15th
1957–584Serie A2nd
1958–5933ª9th
1959–6033ª1st
1960–6122ª5thFirst round
1961–6222ª9thRound of 32
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1962–6322ª1stFirst round
1963–6411ª15thRound of 16
1964–6522ª1stQuarter-finals
1965–6611ª7thRound of 32
1966–6711ª10thQuarter-finals
1967–6811ª8thRound of 16
1968–6911ª12thRound of 16
1969–7011ª16thRound of 16
1970–7122ª10thRound of 32
1971–7222ª11thRound of 16
1972–7322ª18thFourth round
1973–7433ª3rdSecond round
1974–7533ª7thSecond round
1975–7633ª1stSecond round
1976–7722ª17thThird round
1977–7832ª B7thFirst round
1978–7932ª B16thFirst round
1979–8032ª B13thThird round
1980–8132ª B18th
1981–8243ª1st
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1982–83 4 3ª 1st Second round 1983–84 4 3ª 1st First round 1984–85 3 2ª B 7th Second round 1985–86 3 2ª B 9th First round 1986–87 3 2ª B 6th 1987–88 3 2ª B 5th Second round 1988–89 3 2ª B 6th First round 1989–90 3 2ª B 10th 1990–91 3 2ª B 14th Third round 1991–92 3 2ª B 9th Second round 1992–93 3 2ª B 13th Second round 1993–94 3 2ª B 5th Second round 1994–95 3 2ª B 4th 1995–96 3 2ª B 12th First round 1996–97 3 2ª B 9th 1997–98 3 2ª B 10th 1998–99 3 2ª B 12th 1999–2000 3 2ª B 7th 2000–01 3 2ª B 14th 2001–02 3 2ª B 4thSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2002–03 3 2ª B 4th Preliminary round 2003–04 3 2ª B 1st Round of 64 2004–05 2 2ª 22nd Round of 32 2005–06 3 2ª B 2nd Second round 2006–07 3 2ª B 1st First round 2007–08 3 2ª B 2nd Round of 32 2008–09 3 2ª B 12th First round 2009–10 3 2ª B 4th 2010–11 3 2ª B 18th First round 2011–12 4 3ª 4th 2012–13 4 3ª 5th 2013–14 4 3ª 4th 2014–15 4 3ª 1st 2015–16 3 2ª B 9th First round 2016–17 3 2ª B 4th 2017–18 3 2ª B 14th First round 2018–19 3 2ª B 6th 2019–20 3 2ª B 9th First round 2020–21 3 2ª B 7th / 3rd Second round 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 1st
1982–8343ª1stSecond round
1983–8443ª1stFirst round
1984–8532ª B7thSecond round
1985–8632ª B9thFirst round
1986–8732ª B6th
1987–8832ª B5thSecond round
1988–8932ª B6thFirst round
1989–9032ª B10th
1990–9132ª B14thThird round
1991–9232ª B9thSecond round
1992–9332ª B13thSecond round
1993–9432ª B5thSecond round
1994–9532ª B4th
1995–9632ª B12thFirst round
1996–9732ª B9th
1997–9832ª B10th
1998–9932ª B12th
1999–200032ª B7th
2000–0132ª B14th
2001–0232ª B4th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2002–0332ª B4thPreliminary round
2003–0432ª B1stRound of 64
2004–0522ª22ndRound of 32
2005–0632ª B2ndSecond round
2006–0732ª B1stFirst round
2007–0832ª B2ndRound of 32
2008–0932ª B12thFirst round
2009–1032ª B4th
2010–1132ª B18thFirst round
2011–1243ª4th
2012–1343ª5th
2013–1443ª4th
2014–1543ª1st
2015–1632ª B9thFirst round
2016–1732ª B4th
2017–1832ª B14thFirst round
2018–1932ª B6th
2019–2032ª B9thFirst round
2020–2132ª B7th / 3rdSecond round
2021–2242ª RFEF1st
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 19th Round of 32 2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 2nd 2024–25 4 2ª Fed. 1st Round of 16 2025–26 3 1ª Fed. 6th Second round 2026–27 3 1ª Fed. TBD
2022–2331ª Fed.19thRound of 32
2023–2442ª Fed.2nd
2024–2542ª Fed.1stRound of 16
2025–2631ª Fed.6thSecond round
2026–2731ª Fed.TBD

Current squad

As of 5 February 2026.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK ESP Edu Sousa 2 DF ESP Victor Eimil 3 DF ESP Adrián Expósito 4 DF ESP Miki Bosch 5 DF ESP Álvaro Pérez 6 MF ESP Alain Ribeiro 7 FW ESP Álex González 8 FW ESP Brais Abelenda 10 MF ESP Yelko Pino 11 FW ESP Miguel Cuesta 12 MF ARG Facundo Ballardo 13 GK ESP Raúl MarquetaNo. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW POR João Resende (on loan from Estrela da Amadora) 15 DF ESP Juanra 16 MF ESP Ander Vidorreta 17 MF ESP Luisao Macías (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña) 18 MF ESP Rubén López (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña) 19 DF ARG Benjamín Garay 20 FW ESP Alberto Gil 21 FW ESP Diego Gómez (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña) 22 FW ESP Alex Comparada 23 DF ESP Antonio Montoro 24 MF ESP Tiago Rodríguez
1GKESPEdu Sousa
2DFESPVictor Eimil
3DFESPAdrián Expósito
4DFESPMiki Bosch
5DFESPÁlvaro Pérez
6MFESPAlain Ribeiro
7FWESPÁlex González
8FWESPBrais Abelenda
10MFESPYelko Pino
11FWESPMiguel Cuesta
12MFARGFacundo Ballardo
13GKESPRaúl Marqueta
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14FWPORJoão Resende (on loan from Estrela da Amadora)
15DFESPJuanra
16MFESPAnder Vidorreta
17MFESPLuisao Macías (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
18MFESPRubén López (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
19DFARGBenjamín Garay
20FWESPAlberto Gil
21FWESPDiego Gómez (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)
22FWESPAlex Comparada
23DFESPAntonio Montoro
24MFESPTiago Rodríguez

Reserve team

Honours/achievements

Colours and crest

The traditional colours of Pontevedra are burgundy shirt, blue shorts and burgundy socks. However, during certain periods white shorts and blue socks were also used, and even a blue and burgundy ribboned shirt for a short period of time.

The current colours are the traditional, with the crest of the club on the left upper part of the shirt. The name of the sponsor (if any) is normally placed in the centre of the shirt.

The crest is a fusion between the coat of arms of the city of Pontevedra and a football, displaying the name of the city/club and the letters "CF". The club has an official mascot called Roélio, a walking bone dressed in the club colours who is a direct reference to the club's motto.

Stadium

Pontevedra plays at the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón. With a 105x68 meters playing field, it was built in 1956 and was partially refitted for the 1982 FIFA World Cup celebrated in Spain; it did not hold any actual games in the tournament, but it benefitted from the general funds allocated to the refurbishment of football stadiums.

The stadium used to have a capacity for 16,500, including standing spectators. However, UEFA regulations dictated that all attendants must be seated and, therefore, the stadium went under re-construction. – regardless, Pasarón was also in need of a general refurbishment, overdue since 1982. The works were completed for the 2010–11 season, with the new capacity being of 10,500 spectators.

Pasarón is located in the north side of the city (north to Lérez River), at Rúa de Luis Otero s/n, 36005. The stadium is owned by the local city council, the .

Famous players

Argentina Fernando D'Amico Argentina Adrián Gómez Brazil Charles Brazil Igor Brazil Oseas Brazil Yuri Cape Verde Nené Equatorial Guinea Sergio BarilaSpain Diego Castro Spain Fran Rico Spain Pablo Suarez Spain José Antonio Irulegui Spain Óscar Téllez Uruguay Edgardo Adinolfi Venezuela Jonay Hernández Venezuela José Manuel Rey

See also

External links

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